Unit Synopsis
In this unit, you will study fundamental mathematical concepts, processes, and techniques necessary to support subsequent studies in applied calculus. Throughout the term, you will record handwritten worked examples of all problems attempted in a workbook to create a comprehensive resource for solving mathematical problems, which you can apply in the exam and throughout your course and career. You will investigate the properties and applications of linear, quadratic, logarithmic, and exponential functions. You will use trigonometry to solve triangles and determine solutions to problems involving algebraic techniques. Complex numbers, vectors, and matrix algebra will be used to develop solutions to problems. Other important elements of this unit are communicating results, concepts, and ideas using mathematics as a language. This unit will develop your software skills in WolframAlpha to visualise, analyse, validate and solve problems.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 1 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 1 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Anti-requisite: MATH12223 or MATH12224.Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 2 - 2026
Term 2 - 2026 Profile
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
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This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.
Past Exams
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Term 1 - 2025 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 76.92% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 16.88% response rate.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Student evaluation
Most of the content is well known by anyone who has studied Specialist Maths in high school.
It is not recommended that the contents of this unit be considered 'advanced' as most of the students who enrol have not taken 'Mathematical Methods' or 'Specialist Mathematics', in High School.
No action was taken, and the contents of this unit were not modified to accommodate students who have not taken 'Mathematical Methods' or 'Specialist Mathematics' in High School.
Source: Student evaluation
Assessment questions should be free from spelling and grammatical errors.
Assessment questions should be checked and made free from spelling and grammatical errors.
Assessment questions were thoroughly reviewed and corrected for spelling and grammatical errors.
Source: Student evaluation
Students scored lowest in the 'Useful feedback' category (55.56%).
More detailed and individualised feedback should be provided in the assessments as quickly as practicable.
More detailed and individualised feedback was provided.
Source: Student evaluation
Some students commented that workload requirements for this unit were difficult and excessive, while others said that there was no new content for them.
Unit content should be reviewed.
In Progress
Source: Student evaluation
Students were happy with the unit organisation and delivery.
The unit organisation and delivery structure should be continued.
In Progress
To see Learning Outcomes from an earlier availability, please search via a previous term.